Clare Gibson

Symbols enthusiast, writer and editor. Author of books on symbols, as well as on art historical, historical and other subjects.

[Sachs Museum at Missouri Botanical Garden @MobotMuseum]

#KernelsOfCulture #MaizeAroundTheWorld This ceramic maize cob tureen was made in the USA, ca. 20th c. Courtesy of @mobotgarden's Little Shop Around The Corner. Maize shaped vessels symbolize prosperity from the earliest Central & South American cultures, continuing to today.

[Simon Knott @TheSimonKnott]

Today's the feast of St Catherine, by tradition a 4th Century martyr, and one of the most popular of all saints in medieval days.

Here she is holding her symbols of a sword and a wheel in the Burrell Collection, Glasgow, an early 16th Century Flemish devotional statue. 1/3

Burrell Collection: https://t.co/3S8o1dY8RP

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

@LynnsWPics Hi, the sign is in German (‘Reform Kommittee, RMS Norman, 18.6.96’ = Reform Committee, RMS Norman, 18.6.1896’). RMS Norman was a Royal Mail Ship, and it sailed to South Africa from England on 28 March 1896 ( https://t.co/EfqPHQSxp4 Carl Hertz was aboard https://t.co/JJzelNFrq9).

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@PeteBSW1 @BerksArchives @RadleyArchives Hello, in an educational context, burning torches can symbolise intellectual enlightenment.

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

Of severed heads and #cephalophores: 'Denis Denis', a post from the past by way of Krefeld's coat of arms: https://t.co/1UoaCrC8Qs #Krefeld #heraldry

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A creamware bull designed by Arnold Machin for Wedgwood, c.1943–1945, decorated with stars and representations of signs of the zodiac (the bull also symbolises Taurus), @mfaboston https://t.co/K7HInmenCx

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

A playing card, c.1465, depicts Justice with scales (symbolising impartiality) and a sword (denoting punishment); the crane grasps a stone in its claw and represents vigilance because if it were to fall asleep, it would drop the stone and awake instantly. https://t.co/2Ct58uXwxD

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

Many congratulations to @JubileeJude and especially to @Cordwainers for a wonderful choice of Master!

[The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers @Cordwainers]

At Oath Day last week we installed our new master, Judith Millidge, the 1st woman master in our 751 year history. @JubileeJude

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

My link of the week: the symbolism of the Worshipful Company of Cordwainers' coat of arms, @Cordwainers, https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

My link of the week: a symbolic fourteenth-century fede ring, @V_and_A https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

[Anca Drăgoi @anca_dragoi17]

Poster of Kiev Book Fair 2023 💙💛

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

My link of the week: The Virgin and child, St Catherine and St Barbara, with symbolic attributes, c.1520, @Newfields https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

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My link of the week: Giuseppe Arcimboldo's symbolic personification of summer, 1563, @KHM_Wien https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

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My link of the week: a thirteenth-century Persian earthenware dish decorated with symbolic fish, @LindenMuseum https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

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My link of the week: twelve symbolically decorated Japanese incense containers, each representing a month of the year, @asianartmuseum https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

My link of the week: a Roman bracelet with serpentine symbolism, @MFAH https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

My link of the week: Nicholas Hilliard's portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, with symbolic pelican and other emblematic elements, @walkergallery https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

[Clare Gibson @MrsSymbols]

My link of the week: the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertari playing a symbolic game of senet, @MetMuseum https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

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My link of the week: Carlo Crivelli's portrayal of Saint Peter, 1476, with symbolic attributes, @NationalGallery https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D

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My link of the week: the golden #armills, with symbolic decorations, first used at the #coronation of King Charles II, @RCT #coronation https://t.co/h6KbBIhd1D